as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
ordered a closedown of operations until the cause of the mine explosion could be determined
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Recent Examples of close (down)
Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Noun
During the closedown period, the amount of sand taken from the beach will be lowered to a maximum of 240,000 tons a year from an average of almost 300,000 that state regulators say had been taken out over the past three decades.
—Jim Carlton, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close (down)
Verb
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Its powered sliding door can open and close on its own so a passenger doesn’t need to turn around and shut it after exiting.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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When a moonshot project failed—after years and millions invested—the team that shut it down got a bonus.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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This cessation would have come immediately after these raids were getting started in earnest.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Alongside Hindley’s, the other two roles to close are the Commissioning Editor and Commissioning Co-ordinator.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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Months after closing all of its Colorado locations except for one, Del Taco is reopening them.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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This ending brought a sense of closure to Marge, who is now in heaven with Beatles member Ringo Starr.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Haliburton, by virtue of his framed quote, thinks about new endings often.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Loyalty is hard to maintain when authenticity falters and innovation halts.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The New Zealand team Auckland City began the Club World Cup as the tournament’s fall guys, losing 10-0 against the German champions Bayern Munich, but by the end of the group stage, the semi-professional outfit earned respect by holding Boca Juniors to a draw.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Senate lawmakers are pressing to vote on the measure by the end of the week.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Playhouse’s acquisition of the storied company comes as the post industry battles a continued and damaging downturn, with Technicolor’s closure leading to huge job losses and the likes of DNEG laying hundreds off.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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The company in Coppell, Texas, said five of its outlets in the Los Angeles region are marked for closure, including stores in Tustin, Costa Mesa, Pasadena, Foothill Ranch and Long Beach.—
Md Fazlur Rahman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Among the key points: The surprise June 10 shutdown and stranding of hundreds of passengers by Silver just as the company was about to be sold as a turnkey operation to an affiliate of Wexford Capital of West Palm Beach and Connecticut.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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That would coincide with a broader deadline to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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“Close (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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